Khanpur (Urdu: خان پور) is a city and capital of Khanpur Tehsil of the Rahim Yar Khan District, Bahawalpur Division, in the Punjab province of Pakistan.[3]
Khanpur
خان پور | |
|---|---|
  Khanpur  Khanpur | |
| Coordinates: 28°39′00″N 70°40′48″E / 28.650°N 70.680°E | |
| Country |  Pakistan |
| Province |  Punjab |
| District | Rahim Yar Khan |
| Area | |
| • Metro | 3,065 km2 (1,183 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• City | 247,170 |
| • Rank | 45th, Pakistan |
| Time zone | UTC+5 (PST) |
| Calling code | 06855 |
It is the 45th largest city of Pakistan by population, according to the 2023 census.[2]
Climate
editKhanpur has a hot desert climate (Köppen climate classification BWh) with hot summers and mild winters. Rainfall is low, but some rain fall occurs in the monsoon season from July to September.[4]
| Climate data for Khanpur (1991-2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 29.4 (84.9) |
32.8 (91.0) |
40.6 (105.1) |
45.6 (114.1) |
50.2 (122.4) |
48.0 (118.4) |
46.7 (116.1) |
43.3 (109.9) |
42.2 (108.0) |
41.1 (106.0) |
37.0 (98.6) |
32.0 (89.6) |
50.2 (122.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 21.1 (70.0) |
24.6 (76.3) |
30.2 (86.4) |
37.6 (99.7) |
42.1 (107.8) |
42.2 (108.0) |
39.6 (103.3) |
37.8 (100.0) |
36.8 (98.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
29.6 (85.3) |
23.9 (75.0) |
33.4 (92.1) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 13.3 (55.9) |
16.6 (61.9) |
22.2 (72.0) |
28.8 (83.8) |
33.7 (92.7) |
35.1 (95.2) |
33.9 (93.0) |
32.4 (90.3) |
30.6 (87.1) |
26.6 (79.9) |
20.7 (69.3) |
15.4 (59.7) |
25.8 (78.4) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 5.3 (41.5) |
8.5 (47.3) |
14.1 (57.4) |
20.0 (68.0) |
25.2 (77.4) |
28.0 (82.4) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.1 (80.8) |
24.5 (76.1) |
18.2 (64.8) |
11.8 (53.2) |
6.8 (44.2) |
18.2 (64.7) |
| Record low °C (°F) | −3.3 (26.1) |
−2.8 (27.0) |
2.0 (35.6) |
6.5 (43.7) |
11.0 (51.8) |
13.0 (55.4) |
17.0 (62.6) |
18.0 (64.4) |
14.8 (58.6) |
5.0 (41.0) |
0.6 (33.1) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
−4.3 (24.3) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 5.0 (0.20) |
9.4 (0.37) |
8.6 (0.34) |
8.7 (0.34) |
5.2 (0.20) |
10.3 (0.41) |
40.1 (1.58) |
34.7 (1.37) |
22.7 (0.89) |
2.4 (0.09) |
1.4 (0.06) |
5.2 (0.20) |
153.7 (6.05) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) | 1.1 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 14.3 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | — | — | — | — | — | 260.4 | — | 267.0 | — | 277.8 | 236.6 | — | — |
| Source: NOAA [5] | |||||||||||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Punjab (Pakistan): Province and Major Cities, Municipalities & Towns - Population of Khanpur (2023 census)". Citypopulation.de website. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ a b Pakistan: Provinces and major cities Citypopulation.de
- ^ "Tehsils & Unions in the District of Rahim Yar Khan". National Reconstruction Bureau, Government of Pakistan website. Archived from the original on 9 February 2012. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
- ^ Khanpur, Pakistan Page Fallingrain.com website, Retrieved 16 May 2023
- ^ "World Meteorological Organization Climate Normals for 1991-2020 — Jacobabad". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 6 February 2024.